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Most of us eat every day,
some of us too much because yesterday's food

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is not enough to supply energy for
today's needs. Why then, do some

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of us expect yesterday's portion of heavenly
manna, the word of God to keep

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us through today's challenges. On this
program, we are going to change all

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of that. Let's experience God's words
today and receive the power we need to

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live healthy, vibrant lives. Welcome
to your Daily Portion with your host,

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author speaker, Elle David Harris.
Good morning, Good morning, Good morning.

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It is Friday, January five,
twoenty twenty four. I got it

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right this time. Hello. My
name is El David Harris. I am

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your host, and this is your
Daily Portion where we give you God's word

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every single day and today is no
exception. We are continuing in our lesson

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study series in the Book of Psalms, and our caption for today is connection

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with God. How many one to
be connected with God? If you are

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in social media or on YouTube right
now, just go ahead and type of

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one in the chat. If your
desire is to be connected with God,

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please do that for me. If
you want to be connected with God,

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go ahead and type of one in
the chat and if you're listening on the

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radio, then of course share that
with someone that is meaningful to you.

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And we want to continue to grow
together. Thank you and listen. Happy

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preparation day. The Sabbath is drawing
nigh. Yes, the days are shorter

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in most parts of the world because
of the time of year, and so

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we look forward to the Sabbath time, which is a special way that we

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can connect with God. Unlike any
other time. Even when we worship God

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every day, we're not able to
connect with God in the special way that

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we do during the only sanctified,
the only blessed right, the only God

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ordained, set aside day for rest. And so I'm thankful. Let me

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just go ahead and pray so we
can get underway. Thank You for this

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day of preparation, this time in
our lives also of preparation, because we're

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going to see you soon. And
I'm just asking you to please teach us

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to connect with you. In Jesus'
name, I pray, Amen and Amen

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again. Connection with God, all
right? And so I shared with you

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yesterday how we should be seeing the
Bible, the entire Bible, as a

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way to experience God, not only
in the Book of Psalms, but certainly

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in the Book of Psalms, right, And so this is also a way

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to connect with God. And we're
going to look at a few concepts.

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I'm going to read from the Book
of John just to get us started.

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The Book of John, chapter one
and verse fourteen, and the Bible reads

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and the Word was made flesh.
And I want you to identify and type

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in the chat whom the Bible is
speaking of, right, talking about somebody

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specific. And the Word was made
flesh and dwelt among us, and we

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beheld his glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father,

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full of grace and truth. And
so we need to consider how the Psalms

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like Christ. He's the Word of
God, embody a divine human connection.

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Apply this understanding to deepen your relationship
with God. So when we are in

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the Book of Psalms, will come
to the Book of Psalm chapter twenty three.

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In a moment, we're in the
Book of Psalms, we are hearing

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what God has to say a lot
of times, and of course he's using

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the people, the people that he
has inspired, he has breathed into huh.

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And those individuals are communicating things that
we need to understand about God and

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life and all of the things related
to salvation and that kind of a thing.

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How we should relate to people love
for God, love for humanity.

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And so when we are experiencing that
God breathed word through the individuals that he

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inspired or breathed on, then we
are seeing the Word becoming flesh. Did

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you hear what I just said?
So when God breathed on John, it

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was his word that he he placed
into the life of John. And when

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John was communicating, it was Divinity
connecting through humanity to humanity. Did I

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did? Did I? Did?
I make myself clear? God shared the

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messages that he wanted to go forth
to the different Bible writers that he inspired.

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How all scripture is given by inspiration
of God and is profitable for doctrine,

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for reprove right, for instruction,
for correction and righteousness, that the

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people of God may be perfect thruly
furnished unto all good words. This is

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what the Bible says. And so
we see the divine human connection and embrace

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this. Even in the Psalms we're
reading now from the Book of Psalm Psalms.

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In the beginning it says, the
Lord is my shepherd. I shall

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not want, meaning I shall not
be in want. There is nothing that

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I will need once I embrace the
Lord as my shepherd. Why because he

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is the ultimate provider and at all
times, so personalize when you have an

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opportunity, Please personalize Psalms, the
Book of Psalms, chapter twenty three,

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and then pray this in your own
words, applying it to your current life

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situations. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not be in want If

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I need direction. He's the one
that will give me the direction, because

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I will not be in want or
in need of direction. Why because he

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is my direction? Right. I
shall not be in want of financial anything.

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Why because he's the one that is
my provider. Huh. I shall

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not be in want of a way
to believe that I am. I am

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enough according to the privilege that he
has given us by giving us his dear

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son that demonstrates our value, my
worth, my value in his eyes.

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I will not be in want of
any of those things. Why because he's

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the ultimate provider. God is my
shepherd. The Lord is my shepherd.

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You see where this is going,
and you go on through the entire chapter

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and make application to things that he
has already agreed to. He's already manifest

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in his words, and you cannot
lose. I want you also to think

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about group worship. In the Book
of Psalms, chapter one hundred, the

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Bible says, make a joy full
noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

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So God is bringing us into a
fellowship with other people, people who

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are able to see and experience and
be able to say with a genuine heart,

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oh, taste and see that the
Lord is good. Right, So,

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all ye lands, discuss how the
Psalm's themes of gratitude and praise can

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be applied in your community. Are
you in a coaching community like I am.

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I coach a lot of folks.
Yes. Are you in a community

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of believers like in this environment at
your daily portion when we are coming together

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and I say we are building faith
and fellowship. Yes. How are you

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in a community and a fellowship in
your own houses of worship around the world?

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Absolutely? Yes. So I want
you to discuss how this Psalms themes

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of gratitude and praise can be applied
in those same communities. And of course

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you can even if if it makes
sense, you can do it in your

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own home communities. Okay, And
I want you In the Book of Psalms,

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chapter one hundred and nineteen, verse
one oh five, I want you

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to get the principle of seeking God's
guidance. It reads, thy word is

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a lamp unto my feet and a
light unto my path. I want you

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to see this as a source of
spiritual guidance. Meditate on God's word.

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Not emptying your mind, not all
that breathe and breathe out stuff. We're

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not talking about that. We're talking
about meditating upon God's word. Lord,

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your word is a lamp unto my
feet. I thank you for putting me

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in a position where all I need
to do is follow you on the pathway

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that you mark before my feet.
When I am feeling and sensing confusion,

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I just reach out to you through
the Holy spirit you have put in my

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bosom now to say, Lord,
guide me on the path of righteousness and

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light unto my path. I don't
have to be in darkness. I do

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not have to be alone. I
don't have to be confused. I don't

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have to be in a position where
I don't know where to go for too

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long. Why Because if we are
in agreement with God. We're confessing and

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forsaking all that we know that is
an impediment to relationship with God. Then

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He will set them and mark a
path right before my feet. Meditate upon

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those words and more. And then, of course I want you to share.

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In Psalm chapter twenty seven and verse
one, the Bible reads, the

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Lord is my Light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord

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is the strength of my life,
of whom shall I be afraid? And

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so forth. And so I think
we've learned a little bit about connecting with

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God through his word, certainly through
the Psalms. Have a wonderful day,

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Feast. Thanks for joining us listening. Friends. Always remember we cannot live

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by bread alone, but by every
word that comes from the mouth of God.

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This has been your daily portion with
El David Harris. Make it a

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great day. Yeah,